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They are ultimately supposed to be toll lanes during non-HOV hours... perhaps they are working on the toll setup when the lanes are closed? Another possibility: they may have to keep some extra staff on hand when they are open, to assist motorists and clear accidents that happen in those lanes, since they are completely blocked off...

I'm curious though, did you encounter heavy traffic on I-10 over the weekend? Aren't there like 14 regular lanes now? Was it that full?

They are ultimately supposed to be toll lanes during non-HOV hours... perhaps they are working on the toll setup when the lanes are closed? Another possibility: they may have to keep some extra staff on hand when they are open, to assist motorists and clear accidents that happen in those lanes, since they are completely blocked off...

I'm curious though, did you encounter heavy traffic on I-10 over the weekend? Aren't there like 14 regular lanes now? Was it that full?

If they require extra staff, then that makes sense. We didn't encounter really heavy traffic, but since it was the end of Spring Break, and everyone else was going home, it was pretty congested. Another lane or two would have helped.

Traffic between Austin and Houston during spring break has been hideous for many years and it's probably only going to get worse. My MIL and SIL live in Katy. Guess I could ask them why.

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